16th Parliament of Sri Lanka

16th Parliament of Sri Lanka
15th 17th
Overview
Legislative bodyParliament of Sri Lanka
Meeting placeSri Lankan Parliament Building
Term20 August 2020 (2020-08-20) – 24 September 2024 (2024-09-24)
Election5 August 2020
Websiteparliament.lk
Parliamentarians
Members225
SpeakerMahinda Yapa Abeywardena (SLPP)
Deputy Speaker and
Chairman of Committees
Ranjith Siyambalapitiya (SLFP) (2020–22)
Ajith Rajapaksa (SLPP) (2022–24)
Deputy Chairman of CommitteesAngajan Ramanathan (SLFP)
Prime MinisterMahinda Rajapaksa (SLPP) (2020–22)
Ranil Wickremesinghe (UNP) (2022)
Dinesh Gunawardena (SLPP) (2022–24)
Harini Amarasuriya (NPP) (2024)
Leader of the OppositionSajith Premadasa (SJB)
Leader of the HouseDinesh Gunawardena (SLPP) (2020–22)
Susil Premajayantha (SLPP) (2022–24)
Chief Government WhipJohnston Fernando (SLPP) (2020–22)
Prasanna Ranatunga (SLPP) (2022–24)
Chief Opposition WhipLakshman Kiriella (SJB)
Structure
Sessions
1st20 August 2020 – 12 December 2021
2nd18 January 2022 – 28 July 2022
3rd3 August 2022 – 27 January 2023
4th8 February 2023 – 26 January 2024
5th7 February 2024 – 24 September 2024

The 16th Parliament of Sri Lanka was the meeting of the Parliament of Sri Lanka with its membership determined by the results of the 2020 parliamentary election held on 5 August 2020. The parliament met for the first time on 20 August 2020 and was dissolved on 24 September 2024.[1][2]

  1. ^ The Gazette Extraordinary (24 September 2024). "Proclamation by the President" (PDF). Department of Government Printing. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 September 2024. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  2. ^ Ng, Kelly (24 September 2024). "Sri Lanka's new president dissolves parliament". BBC. Archived from the original on 24 September 2024. Retrieved 24 September 2024.